Definitionen
1.NounOriginally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
2.NounA similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.
3.NounSomething which is used for defensive purposes.
4.VerbTo use fascines to build or reinforce (something), or to fill in (a trench, etc.).